What color is #B29A94?

#B29A94 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B29A94?

The RGB value is 178, 154, 148: 178 red, 154 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B29A94?

The complementary color is #94ACB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B29A94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B29A94 color

#B29A94 rgb(178, 154, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B29A94 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 60.4% green and 58% blue (178, 154, 148).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#B29A94 color codes

HEX	`#B29A94`
RGB	`rgb(178, 154, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 60.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, 7.86, 6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 10.15, 39.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.261, 34.715, 32.854)`
Decimal	`11704980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B29A94, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B29A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B29A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B29A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b29a94; }
.text { color: #b29a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b29a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 154 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b29a94, #b2a994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #B29A94?: #B29A94 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B29A94?: The RGB value is 178, 154, 148: 178 red, 154 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B29A94?: The complementary color is #94ACB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B29A94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.